Robert Browning (Byzantinist)
Robert Browning, FBA (/ˈbraʊnɪŋ/; 15 January 1914 – 11 March 1997) was a Scottish Byzantinist and university professor.
Early career
Browning was born in
In 1939, Browning received a second degree from Glasgow, and began a seven-year service with the
Lecturing career, honours, and retirement activities
In 1946 Browning returned to the academic milieu, first as a Harmsworth Senior Scholar at
Following his retirement from the professorship Browning served in an advisory capacity at
In 1969, Browning authored an influential handbook, Medieval and Modern Greek. He served as chair to the
Browning belonged to the Communist Party Historians Group.
Browning's first
Browning's résumé listed:
- Lecturer, University College London (1947–1955)
- Reader, University College London (1955–1965)
- Professor of Classics and Ancient History, emeritus)
- Fellow of the British Academy (1978)
Personal life
In 1946, he married Galina Chichekova, whom he had met in Sofia. They had two daughters. In 1972, he married Ruth Gresh, whom he had met in
Works (selection)
- Medieval and Modern Greek (Hutchinson: London 1969)
- Justinian and Theodora (Weidenfeld and Nicolson: London 1971)
- Byzantium and Bulgaria (Temple Smith: London 1975)
- The Emperor Julian (University of California: Berkeley 1976)
- The Byzantine Empire (Weidenfeld and Nicolson: London 1980; 2nd ed. Catholic University of America Press: Washington, DC 1992)
References
- ^ a b c Bryer, Anthony (14 March 1997). "OBITUARY : Professor Robert Browning". The Independent. London. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
- ^ Levens, R.G.C., ed. (1964). Merton College Register 1900–1964. Oxford: Basil Blackwell. p. 363.